01/17/2026
Ultrasound uses sound waves and a computer to create images of internal organs and blood vessels. It has a variety of applications for almost all the organs in your body.
Here are some examples of ultrasound study types and their purpose:
🔷 Doppler ultrasound (to visualize blood flow through a blood vessel).
🔷 Abdominal ultrasound (to evaluate the gallbladder, liver and other abdominal organs).
🔷Thyroid ultrasound (to monitor nodules).
🔷Fetal ultrasound (to view the fetus in pregnancy).
🔷Doppler fetal heart rate monitors (to listen to the fetal heart beat)
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